Senior Pastor - Dr. Tony Benedict & Sister charleen Benedict

Dr. Tony Benedict, pastor and founder of Christ Embassy International is a man of integrity with a genuine under-standing of the needs of this generation and applies practical biblical principles to everyday life issues. Dr. Benedict patterns his ministry after the Lord Jesus Christ and believes the Word of God is the final authority on a believer's life. He is a matured, exciting change agent who delights in helping to motivate and empower people to be the best they could be.

Dr. Benedict was called into ministry in March 1979 and immediately enrolled in Deliverance Bible School in Philadelphia. He graduated with a degree in General Theology. Prior to earning a degree in Theology, Dr. Benedict attended Antioch University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services in 1987 and a Masters' Degree in Counseling Education in 1988. He earned his first Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Finance/Management from Walden University in 1991 and a second Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Clinical Psychology from LaSalle University in 1997.

Dr. Benedict served as an Associate Pastor at Hosanna Ministries in Philadelphia for five (5) years and in 1989, he became the Senior Pastor and founder of Amazing Grace Ministries, serving the urban areas in Philadelphia. In 2004, after twenty five years of private practice and nearly twenty years in pastoral, he and his wife retired from Philadelphia and relocated to Florida. They both have four children.

Dr. Benedict has conducted workshops, seminars and conferences for a variety of profit and non-profit organizations for the past thirty years, has traveled all over the country and abroad as a speaker and master trainer in workshops, seminars and conferences for a variety of inter-generational audiences.

In May 2005 the Lord called him out of retirement and commissioned him to found Christ Embassy International to serve the Orlando area and vicinities. Dr. Benedict is an ardent faith teacher of God's Word who encourages people to trust God and live by His Word. He is a well respected speaker and authority on marriages, families, parenting, finances, personal crises, emotional and relationship issues.